Doris Bensimon Explained

Doris Bensimon
Birth Date:1924
Birth Place:Vienna, Austria
Death Place:Paris, France
Nationality:Austrian
French
Occupation:Sociologist of religion
Employer:CNRS
University of Caen
INALCO

Doris Bensimon (also known as, Doris Bensimon-Donath; 1924 – 8 December 2009)[1] was an Austrian-born French sociologist and academic whose research focused on the study of contemporary Judaism. She taught at the University of Caen and Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO).

Early life and education

Doris Donath[2] was born in 1924 in Vienna, Austria.[3] [4] Her father was Robert Donath (born 12 June 1883, Vienna). After the Anschluss, the Donath family left Austria and removed to Antwerp, before coming to Lille, France, where it was protected by the Préfet du Nord. On 11 September 1942 Robert was deported by Convoy No. 31 to Auschwitz via Drancy internment camp, where he was killed, at age 59.[5] With her mother, Bensimon took refuge in Lyon.

Bensimon received a State doctorate.

Career

Bensimon became a researcher at the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS) where she was responsible for the team working on the sociology of Judaism, within the Groupe de Sociologie des Religions ("Sociology Group of Religions").[6] She also became a professor at the University of Caen and at INALCO in Paris.[7]

Personal life

Bensimon died on 8 December 2009 in the 9th arrondissement of Paris. She is buried next to her husband, in the Cimetière parisien de Pantin.[8]

Selected works

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Avis de décès Madame Doris BENSIMON-DONATH . www.avis-de-deces.net . 19 June 2019 . French.
  2. Web site: Arrêtés portant admission à la retraite (enseignements supérieurs) . Legifrance.gouv.fr . 19 June 2019 . French.
  3. Web site: Doris Bensimon (1924-2009) . data.bnf.fr . 19 June 2019 . French.
  4. Web site: Pour un judaïsme d'accueil . col.fr . Communauté On Line . 19 June 2019 . French.
  5. Klarsfeld, Serge. Le Mémorial de la déportation des Juifs de France. Beate et Serge Klarsfeld: Paris, 1978. Nouvelle édition, mise à jour, avec une liste alphabétique des noms.FFDJF (Fils et filles de déportés juifs de France), 2012. (in French)
  6. Chevalier . Yves . Mon compagnonnage avec Doris Bensimon . . 19 June 2019 . 287–289 . French . 31 March 2010. 149 . 10.4000/assr.21998 . free .
  7. Web site: Doris Bensimon - Biographie, publications (livres, articles) . www.editions-harmattan.fr . 19 June 2019 . French.
  8. Web site: Liberte du Judaisme 103 janvier fevrier_2010 . Liberte du Judaisme, La lettre de L.D.J. . 19 June 2019 . 8 February 2014.